Orchid loss devastating....

[SimJam]

so sorry to hear.

sending some warmth from Jamaica

[MattWoelfsen]

Ouch! I feel devastated when one of my plants die, can't imagine an entire collection. Nikkik, I think you have a couple Neofinetia? Those are hardy, and might survive. I have an extra Amami Island that I would be happy to send your way as consolation.

[Leafmite]

I am so sorry to hear what has happened. If it was just for a few hours, the plants might be fine. Some may have no damage at all and some might just have a little. The important thing was that there was no cold wind/breeze and it does take time for a room to cool down. Good luck! I hope you get luckier than you think!

[WhiteRabbit]

Dang - that's awful. I hope many surprise you by pulling through!

[My Green Pets]

I can't believe that you will lose them all. Lots will make it, just wait and see.

[DeaC]

From a Kelly Clarkson song...what doesn't kill you makes you stronger! Nature has her ways of coping with unusual circumstances and bet you'll be surprised with the comebacks!

[silken]

So sorry to hear this. My thought was as Leafmite said, if it was just a few hours and no harsh winds blowing then some may survive better than you expect. The temps would have slowly been dropping so I hope its not as bad as you fear.

[nikkik]

Originally Posted by LovePhals

Good luck and I'm so sorry that happened. I hope your hard to find Vandas are OK! Let us know how they turn out.

Thank you, I will definitely update. A few of my older vandas have already shown leaf damage. I will know in a few days how severe it is.

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Originally Posted by bethmarie

oh, Nikki--I'm so sorry. that's crushing. I hope the damage turns out to be minimal. I'll be thinking of you and waiting too, to hear how it turns out.

Thank you so much, Beth!

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Originally Posted by ddivey36

So sorry to hear about your misfortune, I will keep positive thoughts for you in that your collection will not be as severely affected.

Thank you, I appreciate your positive thoughts!

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Originally Posted by AnonYMouse

Fingers crossed!

Many thanks!!!

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Originally Posted by AussieVanda

Hey Nik, well firstly let me congratulate you on number 3! That's awesome news. When are you due? Boy/girl or keeping it a surprise?

As for your orchids, they can be more resilient than people give them credit for. Fingers crossed! !!

Thank you so much, James! I am due June 28th. We find out the gender on January 27th.

My fear is for my warmest growing plants, which of course were some of my favorites. My fingers are crossed too!

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Originally Posted by SimJam

so sorry to hear.

sending some warmth from Jamaica

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by MattWoelfsen

Ouch! I feel devastated when one of my plants die, can't imagine an entire collection. Nikkik, I think you have a couple Neofinetia? Those are hardy, and might survive. I have an extra Amami Island that I would be happy to send your way as consolation.

Matt, thank you so much for the generous offer, it is more than kind. My neos are actually not kept with the rest of my orchids, I keep them on my windowsills because of their beautiful foliage, so I guess I was wrong when I said my entire collection. I also have some vanda seedlings and miniatures that I keep inside my home.

Again, thank you for your kindness! The fact that you would offer a plant to me is consolation enough.

[NYCorchidman]

Sorry about the accident.
I would be very upset.

Give some time and see what survive.
You might find joy in seeing them coming back to life and thrive again for you.

Also, you don't have to replace the whole thing overnight.
Buy one here and one there. Plus since you're having a child again, have less plants might work better for now and slowly work up.

I wish you a healthy baby!

[nikkik]

Originally Posted by Leafmite

I am so sorry to hear what has happened. If it was just for a few hours, the plants might be fine. Some may have no damage at all and some might just have a little. The important thing was that there was no cold wind/breeze and it does take time for a room to cool down. Good luck! I hope you get luckier than you think!

Thank you, Leafmite! I'm crossing my fingers that the damage is minimal. Unfortunately, my solarium has no insulation, so as soon as the heater goes out the temperatures drop pretty quickly. We estimate that there was no heat for about 10 hours. My dogs refuse to go out past a certain time in the winter because of the temps, so I calculated from the last time they went out (according to my dad) to when I let them out this morning; I know spoiled pups!

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Originally Posted by WhiteRabbit

Dang - that's awful. I hope many surprise you by pulling through!

Thank you, Sonya!

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Originally Posted by CambriaWhat

I can't believe that you will lose them all. Lots will make it, just wait and see.

Thank you for the positive words! I will definitely update once I know the damage.

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Originally Posted by DeaC

From a Kelly Clarkson song...what doesn't kill you makes you stronger! Nature has her ways of coping with unusual circumstances and bet you'll be surprised with the comebacks!

Your post made me smile, thank you for that and your encouraging words!

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Originally Posted by silken

So sorry to hear this. My thought was as Leafmite said, if it was just a few hours and no harsh winds blowing then some may survive better than you expect. The temps would have slowly been dropping so I hope its not as bad as you fear.

Thank you, Silken! I hope that you and Leafmite are both correct! Unfortunately, temps drop as soon as the heater goes off in my solarium, there's no harsh wind, but I do have fans going for circulation.

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Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

Sorry about the accident.
I would be very upset.

Give some time and see what survive.
You might find joy in seeing them coming back to life and thrive again for you.

Also, you don't have to replace the whole thing overnight.
Buy one here and one there. Plus since you're having a child again, have less plants might work better for now and slowly work up.

I wish you a healthy baby!

Thank you for all of your kind words and logical advice, it means a lot!

Also, thank you for wishing us a healthy baby! My husband and I used to talk about what gender we wished for with our first two (two daughters), this time around everyone assumes we want a boy, but we both have said we just hope for healthy, since we can see the benefits of either having a son or daughter.